Electric-fixture mounting bracket



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Irets': adapted. for suspending {electric fixtures fromaceilmg.

v. to formsecuringfeet, adapted to be secured Bei it known thatl I,CHARLES PIoirER, a citi'zenfoi: the \United States, residing at,

Albany, in the county of Albany and State-- of'New iYork, have" inventedcertain' new and useful Improvements in 4 Electr'icl ixi ture Mounting:Bracketsjofj which the followingiisla specification.

This invention lates to, improvementsin r I structed of asu1tableform-of insulation ,or' 'othermaterial, non-conduct ve toelectricity;

electric fixture mounting er hanging brack- Anfobject of the inventionresides in providing a pair of bracketimembers or similar formationhaving oiiset endportions adapted to a suitable support, and providedwith slotted body portions for receiving bolts 7 adapted to secure aplate member, in ad- 'ju'stable relation thereto, said plate membercarrying a threaded sleeve for receiving a portionEot'the fixturefor-suspending it from'said support.

A 'nother object of 'the in vention resides ,-in" pr0viding an insulatedfixture support comprising "a pairv of angle brackets having 3 securingfeet adapted tobe secured to. a suitable support, the body portions ofthe, brackets being oftsetwith respect to said feetand adjustablymounted in connection I V :with a bar 1 memberl formed of suitable, in

'sulating 'mat erial, ha'vingKa threaded aper ture in theccentral'portion for receiving a threaded sleeve member, on which is adapted.to'be mounted the upper member of a ceiling'fixture,

v The invention further comprehends other "objects and improvementsinthe details of a construction; andarrangement of the parts forcarrying outthe essential features-0f the j invention, which are moreparticularly car ried out inithe tollowing' description andfclaim-,.directe'd to apreferred form of the and scopefof thisinvention, as described and invention','jit being understood, however,

- that variations may' be made, in this construction, without departingfrom the spirit f-claimed; i

In the drawing, forming part of this 'applicationi 'Q'Figure 1 is planview of the fixture-mountingbracket.'5

FigureQfis aside elevation thereof.

fa ib t e for hanging or supporting ELiECTRIC -FIXTUBE MOUNTINGBRAGK'ETJ] I r cra anrnsrrcxneor ALBAKYJNEW YORK.

Figure 3 is adetail perspective view of 1 one of the bracket membersadapted to be secured to'a-supp'ort.

" Figure is a longitudinalsectional view f sleeve carriedby the barmember.

through the central portion of the bar me'mi l'indicates 'l memberPreferably Conin the central portion of which is formed a threadedopening 2, for receiving a threaded sleeve member 3, to which is adaptedto be bracket members l6, the adjacent ends of 7 which'are provided witharcuate recesses 7,

for" permitting the adjustment of the ends of the bracket relative closeproximity,"

the arcuate portion 7 beingjadaptedto re-;

ceive the oppositesides of the sleeve 3. The1 outer ends of the bracketmembers 6 are offset' a substantial distance, as shown at 8, in Figure2, to provide securingfeet 9',"having openings '10jtherein, forreceiving suitable bolts 01' screwsffor securing said securing.

I feet to a suitable wall or other support,

From this construction, it will be seen that a relatively simple fixturesupport'has been provided wherein the feet 9 can be secured toa ceilingorfother suitable-support for. a fixture, for suspending and holding thebar member 1-, carrying the'sleeve 3, in spaced relation with thesurfac'e of the support, and in insulated relation thereto, for

receiving one member of va.n"electv ric fixture to saidsupport. j WVhatis claimed is:

. A fixture mounting b ck of hplass 1 described comprising a bar ofinsulation material provided between itsends with a slidably contactingthe under side of said bar,fthe outer. end portions of Sitldbl'ilQkGtSthe same relative screw threaded opening, a screw threaded sleevethreaded intosaid opening,' a pair of v attaching brackets embodyingvinwardly directed horizontally disposed slotted portions fbeingdirected'vel tioally at right angles to fasteners, and bolts carried bythe bar and the horizontal portions, and. the free ends of extendingthrough the slots instid horizonthe" vertically disposed portions being(11- till portions. 7 g 0 ,y, reoted-in J opposite directions to extendin testimony wh ereofjI afiix my-f'signa- 5 substantial parallelism withthe horizontal tum; "t

slotted portions, said 'free end portions be-' v n ing formed withopenings for passage of o 1 ig; CHARLES PICKER.

